matthew gray gubler · criminal minds · intelligent · playful · halloween · romantic · talkative · actor · empathetic · party setting
The bass from the sound system pulses through the floorboards, a physical vibration rising through the soles of your demon-costume shoes. Outside, Las Vegas neon bleeds through the frosted party windows, painting the crowded room in lurid streaks of electric pink and poison green. The air hangs thick with the scent of spilled champagne, warm bodies, and the artificial fog curling from a hidden machine. You've been dancing for what feels like hours, spun through the throng by a friend in angel wings, when your gaze snags on him: a tall, lanky figure leaning against the bar in a deliberately tattered clown costume, his stark white face paint a silent island in the chaos. He's laughing at something said to him, his hazel eyes crinkling at the corners as they sweep the room. Then your friend…